PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 55, 28 November 1907, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

' The Hon. E. J. C. Stevens,; who has been on a trip to Australia, arrived from Sydney by tho Mooraki yesterday.' ■ Tho Superintendent of Electric' Lines (Mr.J. li. Logan) is still indisposed/ Dr., Acland, of Christchurch, is to leave' .on a trip to England by the Athenic at the end of January. Mr. Dockrill, Mayor of New Plymouth, and Mr. Bellringer, Town Clerk, are. at present iii. Wellington.. Tho Chief Postmaster (Mr. J. A. Hutton) was absent from his office; yesterday owing •to indisposition: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Plimmer, of Boulcott Street; leavo on a trip to tho Old Country on March 26 next by tho Arawa. Dr. A. Foster and Mrs. Foster, 'of Blenheim, leavo on a trip. to London by the. Mamari on December 5. Mr. J. Edmond, editor of the Sydney "Bulletin," arrivod back in .Wellington yesterday, after an.onjoyablo visit to tho Cold Lakes. The Chairman of tho New Plymouth Harbour Board, Mr. Connett, and an ex-chair-man and present member,, Mr. E. Maxwell, aro on a busiiioss Visit to Wellington. Tho Rev. Father M'Donald, son of Mr. Aloysius M'Donald, manager of the Bank of New South Wales (who is seriously ill), arrived from Sydney by the Moeraki yesterday. - . Tho passengers for London by the Corinthio, sailing thenco at the ond of February, . will includo Mr. E. Hallenstein and family, of Dunedin, and Mr. G. Gould and family, of Christchurch.- v' Mr. E. W. Roper, of Christchurch, returned yesterday from an extended trip abroad. During his eighteen months' absence lie has visited nearly every country 1 in tho world. Mr. L. F. Ayson, Chief Inspector of Fisheries, will arrive, from the south this morning by the Rotomahana. Ho will probably. accompany the trawler Nora Niven on the experimental cruise to Cook Strait to-day. Brigadier Albiston, officor-in-charge of the North Island district of the Salvation Army, , and Brigadier Bray, in charge of the social work for Australasia, arrived in town last evening. Brigadier Bray leaves for Christchurch oil Tuesday. Colonel Saunders, architect to'the Salvation Army, who was to havo met Brigadiers Albiston and Bray in Auckland recently, on his recovery from his serious illness, has been detained in Mclbourno by a rehpse. Ho will now come direct to Wellirigton when his health permits.

Mr." and Mrs.', Preston Thomas, of Otaki, have booked by tho Rimutaka, which leaves in April. '< " " " "' Bishop Williams, of Napier, has booked u passage ,to London by tho Corinthic, which leaves ..Wellington on February 27, Ho will attond; tho. Lambeth Conference. : Mr. C. R. Vickerman, Superintending Engineer of, tho. Public Works Department, leavos, to-morrow to. commenco general inspection duties in 0tag0.;... • Mr. and Mrs. Francis Penty returned to Wellington yesterday after seven months' absonco spent in England and the Continent. Mr. 'and Mrs. Alex. Crawford, of Miramar, also, returned from a trip toEngland, by the Moeraki yesterday.: , ' Mr. H. J. H. Blow, Under-Secrotary for Public Works, leaves to-day by train and-boat, ; via New Plymouth, for Auckland on a .Departmental visit. He will return by way of the Main Trunk railway line, and expeots to be back in Wollington in about ten days or a fortnight. \ ; Mr. IVW. Robertson, son of the secretary of tho Post and' Telegraph Department, who. as a Rhodes Scholar, is pursuing his chemical studios: at .Oxford, has, according to his latest lotter, just returned to the University after spending threo months in Berlin, where lie has been sttulying chcmical bacteriology.: ' ' ' / Sir James Mills,'managing director of tho Union .Steamship; Company, and Lady Mills, arrived from the South, yesterday, "and aro staying.at tho Grand Hotel., They will remain in town until the,end of tho wock. Sir James will bo tendered a dinner in tho'Town Hall at 1 p.m. to-day by Wellington's leading citizens, v. 1 -Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Kennedy and the Misses Kennedy, who have beon on an extended visit to the United Kingdom and the Continent, arrived back iii Wellington, after enjoying every day of their absence.' Th*y did,a good deal of motoring in, England and Irpland, : ..and. .have brought a . fine, car back with'.'them.... •. Sydney papers , of last Saturday chronislo the.' death' at Randwick • of • Mr. • Henry Clarke, formerly a well-ltnown politician, who ' was I Postmaster-General in ' the Dibbs Administration in 1889. ■ He was subsequently offered office on .two, occasions, but declined it'. .VMr.f Glarke,'. who .leaves' a -largo family of sons and daughters, was' 85 years of age. .Mr.'.'Pierce C. Frebth,'formerly editor and proprietor "of tho "Mahawatu Daily Times," returned from a year's trip round the world yesterday. During, his absence, Mr. Freeth has .visited Canada, 'the United States, the Uiiited' Kingdom, Holland, Franco, Germany, Russia, and! other European 1 countries,'of whose methods, political, social, and commercial; ho has made a close study. Mr. Frboth - ; was well' received ■■ overywhojo. ' Our,-. Nelson .correspondent writes There Were' persistent rumours on the:. Nelson show grpiind •. yesterday that ; Mr. John' Graham, • M.H.R., intended to retire at tho next election in favour of. Mr. Maginnity. '.- Tho rumour is significant; as; Mr. Graham is a .strong supporter :bf, the 1 ' Government, while Mr, .Maginnity .has all along been in sym : pathy with the Opposition. Mr. Maginnity is. a • and successful lawyer, and has frequently been asked , to contest the Mayoralty. ' :